Nah, that wasn't him. Say what you will about the dude, but he would have used his real name, properly spelled. Super-inflated ego would have precluded otherwise.
Damn Karma overflow button - gotta remember to come back to this one. Couldn't have said it better - although might have added - that sometimes the man does use some titles after his name too (sort of a Commonwealth thing -like an OBE ... Order of the British Empire.).
But what Peter said - it would be entirely out of character to not have done that.
-As for the thumb bit: Fixed now...
